Saturday, May 3, 2014

10 Most Controversial Business In The World

As world’s population increased disproportionally to the
resources, a competition began between the races and more specifically between human beings. They compete for their rights, they compete for their food and
they competed for wealth. In this competition, some illegal methods were
used and that was the beginning of the controversial businesses around the world. It
is a basic rule that whenever there are more people and few resources then
there would be a competition between them for their rights, and in this competition many people
follow a way that is relatively easier, but illegal. In present day society,
when world has become a global village, there are many professions still
present that you can say illegal. Below is a list of 10 Most Controversial
Business with brief description.

1. Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is the business in humans, most commonly
for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor or for the extraction of organs
or tissues. Human trafficking is a profitable industry, representing an estimated $32
billion per year in international trade, compared to the estimated annual $650
billion for all other illegal international trade.

There are many different estimates of how large the human trafficking
and sex trafficking industries are. According to an estimate, 27 million people
are in “modern-day slavery” across the globe. In 2008, the U.S. Department of
State estimates that 2 million children are exploited by the global commercial
sex trade. In the same year, a study classified 12.3 million individuals
worldwide as “forced laborers, bonded laborers or sex-trafficking victims.”
Approximately 1.39 million of these individuals worked as commercial sex
slaves, with women and girls comprising 98%, or 1.36 million, of this
population. It is a crime that is very usual in practice in many countries of
the world. In any case it is very strongly prohibited by law.

2. Pornography

Most of the people don’t think pornography as a crime but
recent studies showed its adverse effects that are horrible. It is one of the
top most controversial business. It is freedom of expression that is protected
by the first amendment to the U.S.
constitution. It is considered a form of acting where the actors and actress
are involved in either real or fake obscene and explicit scenes in any form of
media representation. Many aspects of pornography contribute to its
controversial nature. Researches explain that it increases the crimes of rape
and sexual abuse in the society. Along with that, it is also harmful for the
well-being of the person who watches such obscenities because it can cause
sexual dysfunction as well as affect your physical well-being.

Many people have views that prostitution and pornography has
many similarties. The only noticeable difference with pornography is that it is
filmed and intended to be sold to a larger audience. Most people strongly
believe that pornography disgrace women. Many women across the U.S. have even
banded together to stop distribution of porn, due to belief that porn is
causing more violence and rape incidents among women to occur. Because of
horrible effects it is now considered as a severe crime and also the most
controversial business of the World.

3. Online Data Leakage

Web usage has become viral now a days. It has many useful
aspects along with some bad effects which include increase in the rate of cyber
crimes. Online data leakage is one the most important cyber crimes.

Like in real life there are also thieves, spies and secret
agents on internet as well. They steal your information and then exploit this
information through illegal ways. They sell your important personal data on
internet to others. It includes your debit/Credit card info, e-mail addresses,
bank account info, passwords, hard drive data and much more very important
information. The big tech giants like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and
Facebook are found involved in users data spying.

4. Prostitution

Prostitution is one of the oldest profession as well as most
controversial business in the world. It is the business or practice of engaging
in sexual relations, especially in a promiscuous way, in exchange for payment
in money or other things of value.

According to an estimate, the number of full-time equivalent
prostitutes in a typical area in the United States is estimated at 23
per 100,000 population (0.023%), of which some 4% were under 18. The length of
these prostitutes’ working careers was estimated at a mean of 5 years. In London, estimated that
one woman in 35 was working as a prostitute, compared to one in 300. The number
of men that have used a prostitute at least once varies widely from country to
country, from an estimated low of 9% in the United
Kingdom, to a high of 80% in Cambodia.

Prostitution, due to increasing rate of occurrence has
become the most important issue. It’s now labeled as a crime in many countries,
and has now become a top most priority of all the women rights association all
around the world.

5. Fake Documents Making

Another most controversial and worst business is fake
documents making. It includes all invalid documents such as fake degree,
certificates, passports, ID cards etc. It is very common in many underdeveloped
countries where there is no law against it. This is a very severe ethical crime
and in some countries there is a law against it too. The main consequence of
fake documents making is a rise in crime rate at national as well as
international level that is why it is included in this list of most controversial
business of the world.

6. Organs Smuggling

Organs smuggling or body parts smuggling is the most
unethical and inhuman act. Many countries have laws against it to discourage
the persons involved in such shameful act.

7. Cigarette Manufacturing

It is not considered as a crime in many societies but indeed
it a crime because cigarette contains such components that are injurious to
human beings. There are very few countries where this act is considered as a
crime and they have a law against it. Because of its prevalence it is
undoubtedly the most controversial business.

8. Drugs Smuggling

The Illegal drug trade is a global black market that is
dedicated to the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of drugs
that are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade,
except under license, of many types of drugs through the use of drug
prohibition laws.

Drugs are considered to be a killer for many people. Its
smuggling is an unethical act that should have to be condemned at every level.
Almost every country have a law in their constitution against this inhuman act,
but because of few lapses it is very common and included in our list of 10 Most
Controversial Business of The World.

9. Taking Bribe

Taking bribe is an act that supports many illegal
activities. It is also not acceptable on ethical basis. Recently, whole
businesses have been established where you can get almost any inhumane thing
done in return for a heavy bribe. It is also considered as a crime in many countries.

10. Sale
of Children

Trafficking of children involves the recruitment,
transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of children for the purpose of
exploitation. It’s one of most controversial business and severe crime. It take
many forms, including forcing a child into prostitution or other forms of
sexual activity or child pornography. It included forced labour or services,
slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, the removal of organs,
illicit international adoption, trafficking for early marriage, recruitment as
child soldiers, for use in begging or as athletes (such as child camel jockeys
or football players), or for recruitment for cults.